Beautiful and compelling work. Commiserating and laughing and with friends in the industry. A gorgeous setting. Drinks, food and entertainment. It's all happening on September 24th. Please click on the link below and we will see you there. Thanks. RSVP Here by September 20
Opening reception and poster sale, Friday, October 2 , 7-9 p.m.
Show runs October 3 – December 22
University Art Museum • University Center for the Arts (UCA) The 16th Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition (CIIPE) highlights excellence in poster design from leading and emerging graphic designers from around the globe. Now in its 30th year the exhibition is featured, for the first time, in one venue at the University Art Museum. Featuring work by 82 artists from 28 countries, the 16th CIIPE exhibits and interprets poster design, brings outstanding examples of visual communication to an American audience, and promotes international understanding and dialogue through the graphic arts.
Jim Ales, an AIGA (Re)designAwards judge speaks about the designer's role in making a positive impact through the power of design.
Jim Ales is the art director for the nonprofit Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California and is one of three judges of this year’s inaugural AIGA (Re)designAwards. Jim will be speaking about nonprofit branding and the positive economic and social impact it brings with experiences at the aquarium.
On my drive home tonight, I saw a handwritten message taped to a stop sign. It read: Garage Sale. Buy our stuff so we can eat.
Damn.
The world seems out of whack these days, and many creatives feel stuck in neutral.
ADCD takes this to heart as we believe all creatives deserve a creative life. With that, a good number of our board members and close friends to our club congregated to pump out this whimsical little read.
Get the Work You Want is a friendly reminder of the little touches we need to progress. Network. Stay organized. Propsect. Fine advice from some of Denver’s finest talent: copywriter Jordan Sher, illustrators Shaw Nielsen, Jarrod Wheaton, Ali Colby, Steve Schader, Sarah Bergman, Liz Richard, and Paul Vismara.
I mean I liked his show, I liked his quirkyness, but after watching this I realize, for the first time, he embodies the creative. At least for me. The unending desire to do the work, to create, to be in the process. The unbridled joy that allows me to forget the downs, the unending struggles to fight and fight for what I believe is right, even though most may not see it at first. Sure it could be easier, seamless, we could all cave in or compromise.
It'd be faster.
But that is not what I am here for. Or at least not why I am here. A little ADD, a little obsessed. A little better for it each day. Take some time to watch this, enjoy it and share, then, keep going. Push a little more. Great is right there, get beyond the good.
The title is a quote from John Cleese regarding the creative process and getting out of being stuck. I think it's brilliant insight. Read the excerpt here to get the idea in full.
I want to personally thank all the students, teachers, volunteers and CDs and ADs that showed up to make this one of the more exciting events I've attended in a long time.
Congratulations are in order to Team 19 for the design aspect of the competition.
The team consisted of:
Creative Director: Nicky Alden, Idaho Stu
Rebecca Wood: Metro State College of Denver
Jenn Workman: Colorado State University
Matt Starr: Metro State College of Denver
Each student wins $140 in scholarship funds and an award.
...Or something like that. I don't quite understand the whole story told here on droog. But it is one of the coolest public / temporary art pieces I've ever seen. See the whole flickr set ( where I got the pics) here.
Oh yeah, the piece says, "Obsessions make my life worse and my work better.” I was just contemplating this the other day... Hmmm, is that sign to make some changes?
I used to work with a program called LINK in Seattle, where volunteers worked with local artists, giving workshops to high school art students once a month. One of the projects we did was a polaroid exploration of the city looking for letterforms in the environment. It was more difficult than it sounds, as we found out, and the kids had a chance to push each other further to find more graceful, more expressive, and more true-to-form letters. They all really showed up and did a great job and the exercise had us all seeing our world differently. Such a valuable thing to practice.
The above images may inspire you to do something similar next time you need a creative boost. Check out more alphabets (not found, but cool regardless) here.
Lance Kagey and Tom Llewellyn of Beautiful Angle in Tacoma Washington, used a steamroller to create this 3 x 4 feet broadside for a bookstore event. The result may not have been the best print, but you know the process would be fun! Check out BeautifulAngle.com to see other work and read the history of their guerilla postering project.
that are pretty mind-blowing to those of us whose work is produced mainly on paper. And speaking of paper, the holographic technology used in Musion's Eyeliner 3D (in video above) would certainly take the paper fashion show to new levels; of course, it wouldn't be paper then, would it?
New great technology is great, but I offer Khoi Vinh's perspective on the need for simplicity
Have kids? Do they like Isabella Rousillini? Want to educate them in insect sex while simultaneously confuse them? Then this is for you. The video above is the preview. This is the site with the videos. All kidding aside, the videos are, as expected, very well directed.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Penguin Books is bringing this to you, Charles Cummings: 21 Steps. A novel as told through Google maps. Should be interesting, check it out here.
I come into work today and find this little gem. Once again I am filled with hope, and a really good video presentation of what my job is like. Finally, something that will explain, to anyone out there not in the agency biz, what it is like to be me.
Wow, my first post! I feel just...CAPITAL! OK then this is something I stumbled across - amazing detail and intricacies. Sort of a throwback to Frank Miller's older stuff. via designiskinky
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ADCD's goal is to foster collaboration and inspiration among existing creatives, elevate local talent and resources, and empower the next generation of creative professionals.
